Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Algeria
Algeria: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Algeria, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 0.5% for annual deforestation as a share of forest area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Algeria peaked at 2.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2020.
Algeria ranks 28th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Algeria?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Algeria was 0.5% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Algeria ranks 28th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.